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As the price of oil increases (because we are running out of the stuff) some smart people are realising that we need to look elsewhere for energy. It is only suiting that the shipping industry does this since renewable resources for energy (wind) have been used longer than human-made forms of energy. One company, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, has designed a ship that uses three forms of energy: wind, solar, and water.
The linked article also has a list of other innovate approaches that have been spawned by this boating project.
Thanks, Emily!
….and wants to blast off! China is trying to find out how the seed will survive in outer space. Then scientists will take the sperm and impregnate Earth pigs.
The 6th International Conference on Walking in the 21st Century will take place in Switzerland where walking is an established and significant part of everyday life.
EVERYDAY WALKING CULTURE will focus on the planned implementation of walking into daily life by technical, political and structural means
Four soldiers and one civilian are facing charges for the murder of three union leaders. The international community, including the United States, are putting pressure on the South American country to respect human rights. The majority of the human rights infractions seem to come from the government’s militias committing attacks against civilians. The US has withheld $100 million in aid until progress is made on human rights, inclusing purging human rights violators from the armed forces. Source: New York Times July 15, 2005